Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Low-birthweight babies (% of births) was 6.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Vietnam, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low-birthweight babies in Vietnam is 6.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Vietnam peaked at 9.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 129th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -2.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 6.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.1%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 6.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Vietnam?
- Low-birthweight babies in Vietnam was 6.3% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Vietnam ranks 129th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.